Bad Boy Brawler (Alpha Bad Boy Book 3) Read Online Free

racing but I can't put any thoughts together. I have no clue what I’m doing. How we ended up here.” Her eyes dart around the house. “I just—”
    “Why don’t you try to lay down for a bit. Get some rest. You don’t have to figure everything out this second.”
    She reluctantly nods.
    “Let me send Brian out to get some things. We can go get your car and your stuff later. Look, you don’t have to do anything you don’t want. I’m just trying to make it easier.”
    I look over and James is still staring at the TV, eating chicken mcnuggets without breaking his gaze.
    “Damn, he’s really into this cartoon, huh?”
    She stares over at the boy. “He doesn’t get to watch them a whole lot. So this is a treat.”
    “Gah, Mom. Crack the whip at home much?” I’m opening up too much to this woman, but there is just something about her. She puts me at ease. She’s real. My joke gets a smile out of her, so it was worth it.
    “Okay. I’ll try and take a nap after I make a list of things. But we will be out of your hair as soon as possible.”
    “Sounds good.” I walk over and sit down next to James. “Can I watch this with you?”
    “Sure.”
    “James!” Carly’s voice booms and carries through the house. Both me and the boy jolt upright. “You’ve got crumbs all over this nice couch, son. Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry, Devyn.”
    She looks over at me and I’m staring at her then I glance down to James. He looks like he’s about to cry. I look back up to her. “It’s just a couch, Carly. It’s fine.”
    She stands still for a moment longer and tears stream down her cheeks. I think life just slapped her in the face. She rushes over and hugs him tight. “I’m sorry, baby. I’m sorry. Mommy is just freaking out a little right now and it hit me all at once.” She pulls back and holds him out in front of her by the shoulders. “You didn’t do anything wrong. Okay? Why don’t we go up and let Devyn have some time to himself?”
    “C-can I stay and watch TV?”
    The boy looks over at me and I don’t understand how she ever says no to this kid. Hell, I just want to hand him my wallet at a toy store. Carly looks torn. I can understand why she wouldn’t want to let him out of her sight, and yet why she doesn’t want to disappoint him either. Especially after her little freak out a minute ago.
    “I don’t mind. But that’s up to your mom.”
    “Please Mom.”
    “Okay. But I will be right in the other room.”
    She won’t be able to nap if she’s worried about James. Who can blame her? I beat guys up for a living and just broke out of the hospital after totaling my car while drunk. I walk around the corner with her and have Brian get her a laptop and log in to the security system at the house.
    “Set this on the night stand. You can see every room of the house on it. Zoom in and out, all in high definition.”
    She nods. “Okay. Thank you. It’s not you, well, yeah, it’s—”
    “We didn’t start off under great circumstances. You don’t have to justify anything. That’s your baby over there.” I put a hand on her shoulder. Heat rushes through my hand when I touch her. “He’s safe. I promise.”
    Her eyes dart to my hand and back up to me. “Okay.”
    She walks with the laptop toward the room around the corner and I sit down next to James.
    “You have to take care of her you know?”
    He looks up at me. Then he nods a little. He must recognize the same look in me that I do in him. I don’t think it ever goes away.
    “Whatever it takes, kid.” I look over to the room where Carly went to take a nap. “Whatever it takes.”

CARLY
     
    I didn’t think I’d be able to sleep, but somehow my eyes closed as soon as I hit the bed. Everything comes back into focus, my life, recent events as I wake up from my nap. It's like a bad dream when I jolt up in bed and look at the laptop monitor. James and Devyn look like they’re playing a video game. James is actually smiling. I’ve never